53 Motivating Brad Pitt Quotes

From his humble origins growing up in Oklahoma to becoming a Hollywood legend, Brad Pitt has made a name for himself from iconic roles in movies such as Fight Club, The Big Short,  and Inglorious Basterds.  However, he is also known for being  a philanthropist and his humble approach to life.  Brad Pitt’s name will continue to be recognized internationally as one of the best actors in the world.

Here are some of Brad Pitt’s best quotes:

1. “By nature, I keep moving, man. My theory is, be the shark. You’ve just got to keep moving. You can’t stop.” – Brad Pitt

2. “I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense – how do you approach the problem of this character? Sometimes I crack that problem, sometimes I don’t.” – Brad Pitt

3. “When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.” – Brad Pitt

4. “I always liked those moments of epiphany, when you have the next destination.” – Brad Pitt

5. “Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.” – Brad Pitt

6. “Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen” – Brad Pitt

7. “Action speaks louder than words.” – Brad Pitt

8. “It’s those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it’s a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.” – Brad Pitt

9. “You must lose everything in order to gain anything.” – Brad Pitt

10. “At the end of the day if my family need me or if they need anything, I’m there for them.” – Brad Pitt

11. “I’m one of those people you hate because of genetics. It’s the truth.” – Brad Pitt

12. “Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.” – Brad Pitt

13. “I had a friend who worked at a hospice, and he said people in their final moments don’t discuss their successes, awards or what books they wrote or what they accomplished. They only talk about their loves and their regrets, and I think that’s very telling.” – Brad Pitt

14. “When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It’s just a first impression. Then there’s someone who doesn’t catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren’t what you would call beautiful sex symbols.” – Brad Pitt

15. “Depression is not interesting to watch” – Brad Pitt

16. “What’s valuable to me has become clearer as I’ve got older. To me, it’s about the value of your time and your day and the value of the people you spend it with.” – Brad Pitt

17. “I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we’d sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling.” – Brad Pitt

18. “Where I grew up, we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri, it was considered hubris to talk about yourself. And the downside of that was that ideas rarely got exchanged, or true feelings.” – Brad Pitt

19. “I always knew I was going somewhere – going out. I just knew. I just knew. I just knew there were a lot more points of view out there.” – Brad Pitt

20. “My training is documented on film.” – Brad Pitt

21. “With sons and father, there’s an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you.” – Brad Pitt

22. “I have an adventure every morning.” – Brad Pitt

23. “I tell young guys, don’t make choices because somebody else is telling you it’s good from a career maintenance perspective.” – Brad Pitt

24. “My life has been about big changes.” – Brad Pitt

25. “I’ve always been at war with myself, for right or wrong. I’ve grown quite comfortable with being at war.” – Brad Pitt

26. “I’m satisfied with making true choices.” – Brad Pitt

27. “Just the fact that there is an unknown (in regards to death) and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That’s enough for me.” – Brad Pitt

28. “I grew up on certain movies, particular movies that said something to me as a kid from Missouri, movies that showed me places I’d yet traveled, or different cultures, or explained something, or said something in a better way than I could ever say. I wanted to find the movies like that.” – Brad Pitt

29. “My affliction has been… I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it.” – Brad Pitt

30. “I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what’s more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.” – Brad Pitt

31. “When you first get opportunities, suddenly you get surrounded by a lot of people who want to make money off you but also are there to help. But they start telling you so much what you need to be and what you need to do to maintain some idea of career maintenance.” – Brad Pitt

32. “I would say that the directors that I’ve liked the most are all curious in mature – curious thinkers. They’re all big questioners, I would say, first and foremost.” – Brad Pitt

33. “I get enraged when people start telling other people how to live their lives.” – Brad Pitt

34. “I don’t feel restless, I just like to travel.” – Brad Pitt

35. “The latitude and longitudinal lines of where you are born determine your opportunity in life, and it’s not equal. We may have been created equal, but we’re not born equal. It’s a lot to do with luck and you have to pass that on.” – Brad Pitt

36. “I’ve been no stranger to change.” – Brad Pitt

37. “You want to stake your own claim.” – Brad Pitt

38. “In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do, we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.” – Brad Pitt

39. “Once you get older, you get a little closer to yourself, intimate.” Brad Pitt

40. “We’re mysteries to ourselves.” – Brad Pitt

41. “Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see great spirit and will to survive.” – Brad Pitt

42. “We’re so complex; we’re mysteries to ourselves; we’re difficult to eachother.  And then storytelling reminds us that we’re all the same” – Brad Pitt

43. “You can’t be different for different’s sake, and this doesn’t always work, but you have to separate yourself from the normal read. Of course, it has to be truthful. If it’s not truthful, don’t waste your time.” – Brad Pitt

44. “My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never in need. My dad was determined to make sure that we didn’t want for things. He wanted to give us more opportunity than he had, a better shot at a better life.” – Brad Pitt

45. “I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven’t known life to be any happier.” – Brad Pitt

46. “I am obsessively bent on quality – to an unhealthy degree” – Brad Pitt

47. “I’m a bit of a loner, you know?  I’m more quiet by nature. And coming from, you know, hillbilly country, I’m probably more reserved” – Brad Pitt

48. “There are no hallmark cards that define the next chapter, or value of a history together” – Brad Pitt

49. “I’m actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say no all the time. No is the most powerful word in our business. You’ve got to protect yourself.” – Brad Pitt

51. “In some ways, I’m still a kid from Missouri and Oklahoma, and I’m trying to find my way.” – Brad Pitt

52. “I start asking a lot of questions about my own life, and it’s not necessarily fun, but it’s a good exercise.” – Brad Pitt

53. “I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me.” – Brad Pitt